"But, in a move that has angered his political opponents, a fleet of more than a dozens cabs was ordered to take Mr Johnson and several others home after the meeting ended about 9pm.

"The Mayor's office could not say how many people were given a free ride home and refused to reveal their identities. Earlier this year, after it was claimed there were plans to provide Mr Johnson with an official car, his office said:

"He cycles everywhere he possibly can, and if he cannot he happily uses public transport, or very occasionally a taxi."

Now I don't want to have too much of a crack at Danny Brierley. If he wants to lift our stories including a quote from the mayor's office supplied only to this blog, then that's okay with me.

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I'm not complaining. I just thought it was funny given Gilligan's whinge that bloggers don't know 'the difference between investigative journalism and a Google search.' To be fair to Brierley, he did solicit a good quote from a Lib Dem MP and does appear to have contacted the mayor's office as well.

The Mail claim they were told the journey between City Hall and the Beck would take 3 hours by public transport - TfL Journey planner says between 1hr 33m and 1hr 45m, probably the same time as by taxi.

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